に限って (ni kagitte)

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Meaning

  1. particularly
  2. only

All JLPT 2 grammar : に限って（に限って, ni kagitte）, particularly; only; in the case of, [Expression]

Example

日本語意味
夜寝れない時に限って、時計のカチカチいう音が気になるものだ。It’s only when I can’t sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.
彼女に限ってそんなことはない。She, of all people, wouldn’t do such a thing.
急いでいる時に限ってバスが遅れる。Our bus comes late particularly when we are in a hurry.
一緒にいるのを見られたくない人と一緒にいるときに限って、知り合いに会うことが多い。When we are with a person we don’t want to be seen with, we often meet someone we know.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
気になるki ni naruto bother one, to worry about
音otosound, noise
時計tokeiwatch, clock
夜yoruevening, night
彼女kanojoshe, her
そんなsonnasuch
遅れokuredelay; lag; postponement; falling behind
急kyuusudden, abrupt, unexpected
遅れるokureruto be late, to be delayed
バスbasubus
会kaimeeting, assembly
知り合いshiriaiacquaintance
会うauto meet
人hitoperson
一ichione
一緒isshotogether
多いooimany, numerous, a lot

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
時ジとき, -どきtime, hour
気キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
計ケイはか.る, はか.らうplot, plan
音オン,イン,-ノンおと, ねsound, noise
夜ヤよ, よるnight, evening
限ゲンかぎ.る, かぎ.り, -かぎ.りlimit, restrict
寝シンね.る, ね.かす, い.ぬlie down, sleep, rest
女ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
彼ヒかれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
急キュウいそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ, せ.くhurry, sudden
遅チおく.れる, おく.らす, おそ.いslow, late, back
人ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
見ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
知チし.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
会カイ,エあ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まるmeeting
多タおお.い, まさ.に, まさ.るmany, much
合ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
緒ショ,チョお, いとぐちthong, inception, cord

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